News H2O+ products shutting down???

[Comped]

I understand that this might be a ridiculous question but in the old agreement did Disney buy the products from H2O or did H20 provide free or even pay Disney for the opportunity as a marketing thing? I'm assuming Disney still paid and that buying the formula and all is cheaper, otherwise they would have just found another supplier.

I doubt, extremely, that H2O would have done this for free.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I doubt, extremely, that H2O would have done this for free.

Agreed. The company was losing money even with the Disney contract.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Damn. I was hoping to finally get away from these citrus scents.

 

[mikejs78]

I suspect what happened here is not that TWDC purchased the formula, but rather that H2O+‘s parent company is continuing to custom produce this for Disney, just without the H2O+ name. Disney buys enough that they are willing to do something custom.

I've heard that the products are *slightly* different than before from someone I know who is down there right now... They say that while the scents are the same, the consistency is a little different, which would lend credence to the idea that Disney purchased the formulas but they are being produced by someone else other than H20 or its parent. Disney may have contracted with another company. I guess it's also possible that H20's parent company set up a new production line that is different than what existed before....

 

[jmc28]

Just came back from Disney last week. I noticed that the bar soap is now called "bath soap" and I believe it used to be called "facial soap." Also interesting to note is that the bar soap is now made in the USA (think it used to be made in Indonesia?)

 

[Mizner92]

Just came back from Disney last week. I noticed that the bar soap is now called "bath soap" and I believe it used to be called "facial soap." Also interesting to note is that the bar soap is now made in the USA (think it used to be made in Indonesia?)

There are two versions made: bath soap and facial soap. Some rooms only have one version; some have both.

 

[Figments Friend]

'Retire the brand' doesn't necessarily mean any changes will happen with what's used in the resorts. Just that it won't be called 'H20+' any more. It might be called something else or even be 'white label' Disney branded.

You called it.



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[HauntedPirate]

Disney Resorts to Continue Supplying H2O Bath Products Under New Brand | DVCNews.com - The essential Disney Vacation Club resource!

Fans of the H2O bath products provided to guests at Disney resorts, cruise ships and other destinations will be happy to hear they aren't going anywhere. Back in August 2022, Pola Orbis Holdings

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Disney bought the formula.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Damn. I was hoping to finally get away from these citrus scents.

It’s not citrus? It’s sea salt and if it’s good enough for Ariel’s scales, it’s good enough for me.